"It is a very dangerous, compact team with top quality players," said the Madrid manager in an interview with 'esRadio'.

Real Madrid manager, Italian Carlo Ancelotti, has assured that Atlético de Madrid is "currently one of the best teams in Europe", as well as assuring that he is not obsessed with the Champions League and is happy with his team's performance at the moment.

"It is a very dangerous, compact team with top quality players," said the Madrid manager in an interview with 'esRadio'. He also noted that despite the fact that Atlético has lost Falcao, "Diego Costa is doing an excellent job". Ancelotti stated that he is satisfied with his team's play at the moment and said, "We're doing a good job. The team is confident and on good form."

Carlo Ancelotti said that Real Madrid has played well in its last two games, in which it "found the back of the net", although he noted that "it is not just about playing well, but defending well too".

The Italian manager praised Xabi Alonso and labelled him "the key to all this". "He is a very important player in this team. His quality and experience is impressive. His arrival was very good for the team," assured Ancelotti, who added that he sees a lot of himself in Xabi Alonso, although the Real Madrid midfielder "is a better passer" and has "greater technical ability" than he did as a player. He also confessed that his greatest wish this Christmas is for Xabi Alonso to renew his contract, although "beating Valencia would also be a fantastic present".